Our thoughts; Our stories; Our words; Our lives.....Selected poems from Nathaniel Nyaluza Secondary, Grahamstown East, South Africa

"Time to become"
By: Zoliswa Bangiso, Grade 10, Nathaniel Nyaluza High School

I do not know
How to keep the white man's time
My mother taught me
The way of the Acoli
And nobody should
shout at me

because I know
The customs our our people
When the baby cries
let him suck milk
from the breast
There is no fixed time
for breast feeding

Children in our homestead
Do not sleep at fixed times.
When sleep comes
into their head
they sleep
When sleep leaves their head
they wake up

When a child is dirty
Give him a wash
You do not first look into the sun!
When there is no water
in the house
You cannot wash the child
Even if it is time
for this bath
listen
My father
is the wisdom of the acoli

Time is not stupidly split up
into second and minutes
it does not flow
like beer in a pot
That is sucked
until it is finished.







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By: Zikhona Nela, Grade 10, Nathaniel Nyaluza High School

My poem is about bringing yourself back from an unhealthy and dishonest relationship.
I'm that innocent girl you hurt a year ago
I'm that girl you thought would be miserable for the rest of her life
I'm that same girl who shut the door for people who wanted to love
and take care of her as some of them claimed.
I'm the girl you thought would never be able to love and be happy without you
I'm now not so hurt by your because I have found trust
found love and friendship in myself. That's why I said starting from now I will be my own best friend because I know that i will never disappoint me, myself and I.
Now without you, I am stronger, healthier and happy.







"Just Me"
By: Sindiswa Solani, Grade 10, Nathaniel Nyaluza High School

Nobody sees what I can see
for at the back of my eyes there is only me
And nobody knows how my thoughts begin
for there's only myself in my skin

Isn't it strange how everyone owns just enough skin to cover his bones...
My father would be too big to fit.
I'd be all wrinkled inside of it

And my baby brother is much too small
It just wouldn't cover me up at all
But I feel right in the skin I wear, and there's nobody like me anywhere.

Meet Zukisani Limani

My name is Zukisani Lamani.

I live at Extension Six 627 Grahamstown.

My favorite food is spinach and feta.

My favorite book is "I write what I like."

My favorite subject is History and Life Sciences.

The best part of my life is when I was at Bisho stadium for Zion Christian Church Conference.

If I could change one thing about my life I would not get angry quickly and I can be good and treat me equally regardless of their race.

When I grow up, I'd like to be a Journalist.

If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in Cuba or America.

If I were president of South Africa, I would help people of my country and try to fix all the crisis we ahve in our country and the social issues.

If I wanted to tell the children of the United States a couple things about me I would say to them
sometimes we all have to wark hard to succeed in life and give them tastifications about life.

If had three wishes they would be:

1) To be an educated person one day.

2)To have good family that loves God.

3)Try to be good every time and control myself.